pxeat

Web based management tool for PXE service

The project is based on Flask framework. It save and manage pxe entries in a sqlite database backend.

This tool provide a web interface that allow user in local network to deploy their own PXE entries. The tool can help to:

1. Download necessary kernel and initrd files.
2. Generate a pxe entry and add it to pxe config file.
3. Save the entry to database for further manage usage.
4. Provide a history overview for all entries.

Special thanks to openSUSE community for the supports.

Deployment

The files you need to care:

pxeat.cfg

Main config file of PXEAT.

customized.cfg

the config file for PXE entries, you need to include it as a sub menu in main pxe config file (usually pxelinux.cfg/default).

eg.

    label H
    menu label ^H - Other Distributions
    menu indent 2
    TEXT HELP
        Your custiomized entries ...
    ENDTEXT
    kernel menu.c32
    append others.cfg

pxeb.db

The sqlite database file by default. You can change the file and path in pxeat.cfg

Generate with command python3 pxeat.py --initdb

To do

• Complete documents
• Downloading process tips
• Better history page view
• Clone function for history entries
• Trigger funtion after the entries added